Minutemen Youth Wrestling

Thomas Edison Middle School Sunday November 21, 2004 USA Wrestling CT will be offering a Bronze Certification course on Sunday November 16 at the Thomas Edison Middle School in Meriden CT. Registration will begin at 10:30am, the course runs six hours. The cost of the course is $60. The Bronze Level Certification course is an outstanding way for coaches to further their knowledge and understanding of the sport of wrestling. Each year over one thousand coaches across the country achieve Bronze Certification. Completion of the Bronze Course allows participants to coach at state, regional, and national USA Wrestling events. To achieve certification coaches must attend a USA Wrestling sanctioned Bronze Clinic, complete self study of the USA Wrestling Coaches Guide to Excellence, and complete and return to the National Office a fifty question take home test. Participants must receive an 80% or better grade on the test to be Bronze Certified. The clinic will also feature a two hour technique session featuring Yale University head coach Brian Reardon. - Regarded as one of the most progressive coaches in the country, former coach of numerous successful High School and College Teams, Has produced All-Americans year after year at almost every age group level, 1994 Assistant Coach of the USA Cadet Greco-Roman World Team, (which included Cael Sanderson and Mike Zaddick) Head Coach of the Connecticut Junior Olympic and Cadet National Teams, 1994 Connecticut Wrestling Man-of-the-Year. As a Silver Certified USA Coach, he holds positions on the USAW-CT board, the NWCA (the National Wrestling Coaches Association), as well as the MWA (Metropolitan Wrestling Association) When coaches achieve Bronze Certification they receive the USA Wrestling billfold card to use when registering at USA Wrestling events, a Bronze Certificate suited for framing, the Course text valued at $30, and a USA Wrestling Bronze Certified Coaches' shirt. The National Coaches Education Program's Bronze Level serves as an important tool for coaches to learn more about the most up to date ways to successfully coach wrestling. The Bronze Level is the second step in the NCEP. Coaches can still attend a Bronze Course if they are not certified at the Copper Level. The Bronze Course is best suited for participants with past knowledge of the sport of wrestling or previous experience in coaching. The clinic will be limited to twenty five participants, to reserve your slot please contact Stephen Makein, Director of Coaching, at CoachMakein@cox.net or call (203) 440-2377. Make an active commitment to the sport of wrestling---Join USA Wrestling! Directions Martin Luther King, Jr. Circular Drive, 1355 North Broad Street, Meriden, CT 06450 From the North (Hartford) via Interstate 91: I-91 South to exit 18 (I-691 - West connector). Take the first exit (#8 - Broad Street)*. At the end of the ramp take a right onto Broad Street. Proceed through two traffic lights. At the fourth traffic signal, you will see Washington Middle School on the right. The Entrance to Thomas Edison Middle School is approximately 0.3 of a mile on the right. The main entrance is to the right of the school through the double pillars.